WILKIE GROUP RESEARCH

TGA/FTIR Studies of Degradation

Thermogravimetric
analysis provides information on the mass which is lost as a polymer degrades,
if this is coupled to an infrared spectrometer, one can identify the species
which evolve and produce a clear picture of the course of the degradation.

We have applied this technique to the degradation of almost every polymer
which we have studied, including:

Acrylates

Methacrylates

Styrenics

Polybutadiene

Polyisoprene

Polychloroprene

Polyacrylonitrile, etc.

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